Chapter 959: Code Word

"This guy must be that Zhang Xuan in disguise..."

By now, Golden Leaf King knew what was going on even if he was slow. His face turned ashen, and he was nearly exploding with rage.

They were just thinking about how to catch this guy, but he had disguised himself as one of their clansmen, sneaked up close, and activated the formation plate.

If they had been on guard, they could have violently destroyed the formation. Now that it was activated at the closest distance and they were trapped inside, even if they wanted to destroy it, it was much more troublesome—they had to find the core.

"Hmph! A seventh-grade formation plate may be powerful, but formations are my specialty. I don't believe I can't break it!"

Though his chest burned with anger, he knew this was not the time to lose his temper. He stared intently ahead.

Among the many kings, he had studied formations the most. That was why he was qualified to cross the seal. The other party had trapped them with a peak七星 formation plate. It might take a long time, but since it wasn't at the peak and was just a formation plate... trapping him was nearly impossible!

He shook his body and flew upward. After flying for a few breaths, he found that everything before him was still misty. He stopped and flew around in all directions.

"This formation is quite strong. It has reversed everything, making it impossible to distinguish up from down, left from right, east from west!"

His expression turned serious.

After circling around, he knew this formation was not simple.

He could definitely break it, but it would be difficult to do so in a short time!

Ah!

He flipped his wrist and took out a compass. Just as he was about to study where the life gate of the formation was, he heard a miserable cry from deep within, followed by the sound of something hitting the ground.

"This guy is ambushing our clansmen?"

His pupils contracted.

A maze formation had no killing power. Even if trapped, it was nothing. Especially with a formation plate, which consumed a huge amount of true energy. Even if it had great power for a short time, the trapped people would end up unharmed, while the one who activated the formation plate would lose combat effectiveness due to excessive true energy consumption.

Earlier, he thought he had plenty of time, since he couldn't be hurt anyway. But now, this guy was actually able to kill people while activating the formation plate!

He was asking for death!

He shook his body and flew straight toward where the cry had come from. When he arrived, he indeed saw a clansman beaten to death, his storage ring also taken.

"Ah!"

Just as he was getting angry, he heard another miserable cry. Another clansman had been killed.

Over two hundred clansmen had been ordered to search separately. Those currently building houses here were the ones who had gone out earlier but found nothing—about fifty of them.

It seemed this guy wanted to wipe them all out!

The cost for the clan to send these clansmen across the seal was unimaginably huge.

Losing even one was a great loss. To think he wanted to kill them all—what a dream!

He flipped his wrist, and a jade token appeared in his palm.

A sensing jade token unique to the Spirit Race!

With this, he could easily sense the nearest clansman and go to help.

Whoosh!

The jade token flew out of his hand. He quickly followed it and glanced—his eyebrows jumped.

A corpse lay on the ground. Clearly, this clansman had been killed.

And the other party's speed was only a step ahead of him.

He continued searching. After seven or eight more, Golden Leaf King's face twitched, and he was utterly frustrated.

Under his sensing, each time the clansman seemed unharmed, but by the time he arrived, they were killed. It was as if the enemy knew his movements and next actions in advance.

"This guy not only activated the formation plate but also has an understanding of formations that must be no less than that of a seventh-rank formation master..."

His face darkened. Golden Leaf King finally realized how terrifying his opponent was.

If he had only activated the formation plate without knowing its structure, he could at most confuse people. But the other party moved freely within the formation, unrestricted, and even knew his whereabouts in advance. His understanding of formations was no weaker than his own!

Even... stronger!

"Damn it! If I catch you, I'll kill you..."

He ground his teeth. Just as he was roaring, he felt a fierce killing aura surge up, followed by the aura of a battle.

"It's Green Leaf King!"

His eyes lit up, and Golden Leaf King rushed over.

That guy called Zhang Xuan had fought against him when disguised as him. Their strength was similar. If Green Leaf King encountered him, he could surely hold him off. As long as the two of them attacked together, killing him would not be difficult.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the source of the sound. Sure enough, he saw Green Leaf King fighting someone.

This guy was the Spirit Race clansman who had reported to them and released the formation.

The two fought, with power radiating in all directions, extremely fierce.

"Green Leaf King, I'll help you!"

With a long cry, Golden Leaf King charged over. The guy called Zhang Xuan saw him coming, turned, and fled, disappearing into the maze formation in an instant.

"Where do you think you're going..."

Just as he was about to chase, Green Leaf King's voice rang out: "Don't rush over. This formation was released by him. He is the controller and can escape at will. Rushing in recklessly will only put us at a disadvantage!"

"Right!"

Golden Leaf King came to his senses and stopped. He turned to look and saw Green Leaf King clutching his chest. A huge fist mark was embedded two inches deep, nearly piercing his heart. He was severely injured.

"You... how are you so badly hurt?"

Golden Leaf King was shocked.

He and the other were of similar strength, and Green Leaf King was about the same. Even if caught off guard, how could the attack be so vicious and cause such severe injury?

It seemed that if he hadn't dodged quickly, he might have died on the spot.

"Cough! This guy... just now disguised as you, and I wasn't on guard..."

As he spoke, Green Leaf King spat out a mouthful of blood, his face pale.

"Disguised as me?"

Golden Leaf King clenched his fist.

He had seen the other party disguise as him—flawlessly, even able to describe his flaws. If he wanted to deceive Green Leaf King, it would indeed be hard to detect.

"Yes, this guy can change his appearance at will, and even simulate soul aura with his weapon. Hard to guard against... You must be careful too!"

Green Leaf King warned.

"Mm!"

Golden Leaf King nodded.

In the maze formation, everything was already unclear, and the other party could disguise himself. Truly terrifying.

In other words, any cultivator they met could be the enemy.

At the same level and similar strength, it was hard to succeed in a sneak attack. But if he disguised as a friend and then struck, even he would find it hard to dodge.

"How about this: I'll adjust here while you go rescue people. To prevent him from disguising as me and ambushing you, we can use a code word when we meet. If the code matches, it's one of us; if not... it's a disguise!"

After a moment's hesitation, Green Leaf King transmitted his voice.

"That's a good idea!"

Golden Leaf King's eyes lit up.

To rescue the remaining clansmen, they couldn't stay together all the time. Once separated, that guy would likely strike. They needed a way to identify each other.

"Alright, you decide the code. When we meet, you say the first part, and I'll respond with the second. If it doesn't match, quietly approach and strike directly!"

Green Leaf King transmitted gravely.

"Okay!"

Golden Leaf King nodded: "How about this: I say, 'Kill the master teacher,' and you say, 'Spirit race rules supreme!' If it doesn't match... strike!"

"Alright!"

Green Leaf King nodded.

"It's settled then..."

Golden Leaf King breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to speak, he heard another miserable cry. He didn't linger: "I'll go check it out! Take care!"

"Don't worry. I've been ambushed once; it won't be so easy to kill me again..."

Green Leaf King raised his eyebrows, showing confidence.

"Mm!" Golden Leaf King nodded, stamped his foot on the ground, and rushed out hastily.

When he arrived at the source of the sound, it was the same as before—that clansman had also been killed, with the same brutal method.

"No good. If this continues, we'll always be on the defensive. We must break the formation..."

Seeing that after so long, the formation showed no signs of loosening or collapsing, indicating the other party's true energy was still abundant, Golden Leaf King frowned.

As long as the formation wasn't resolved, they would always be passive, and these people would be picked off one by one.

"Where do you think you're going..."

Standing still, he was studying the maze formation when he heard a roar. A figure rushed straight toward him. He looked up and saw it was none other than Green Leaf King.

"Brother Yin, did you see anyone come by?"

Seeing him here, Green Leaf King sighed in relief and asked hastily.

"No..." Golden Leaf King shook his head and looked at the Green Leaf King before him.

This person was completely unharmed, as if he hadn't been injured earlier. His eyes flashed with lightning, as if trying to see through him.

"Kill the master teacher!"

Without hesitation, Golden Leaf King transmitted.

"Right, we must kill the master teacher. I've confirmed that guy is a master teacher. He just ambushed me, but I reacted quickly and dodged the attack!"

The Green Leaf King opposite waved his hand and snorted.

"We must kill that guy!"

Hearing his answer, a glint of killing intent flashed in Golden Leaf King's eyes, but he concealed it. He nodded and stepped forward.

"Indeed!" Green Leaf King, unsuspecting, nodded.

"That guy's strength is not weak. Only by joining forces can we defeat him... I happen to have something here. Take a look; it might help kill him!"

With a snort, Golden Leaf King flipped his wrist, took out a jade token, and approached.

"What is this?"

Green Leaf King looked at the object in his hand with suspicion.

"It's..."

Seeing the other party off guard, Golden Leaf King's eyes suddenly burst with ferocity: "I want you dead!"

With a roar, he punched the Green Leaf King beside him!

Boom!

He was close and fast. By the time the other reacted, the fist was already at his chest.

"Brother Yin, what are you doing..."

His pupils contracted. Green Leaf King shouted in panic, quickly flooding his body with power.

"What am I doing? You, this master teacher, still trying to deceive me? Die!"

Boom!

The immensely powerful fist landed squarely on Green Leaf King's body.

The latter felt a boom in his chest, which immediately caved in. He flew backward.

Pfft!

Blood sprayed wildly.